Ice-skater&#39;s glove



N. T. FOGG. ICE SKATER'S GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. ll, I920.

1,402,346, Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 3, 1%22.

Application filed December 11, 1920. Serial No. 429,997.

has for its object the provision of means worn on one or both hands ofan ice skater and provided with a penetrating member adapted to be duginto the ice at the edge of a hole therein so that a skater fallingthrough the ice may extricate himself, the penetrating member takingpositive grip so that the skater may pull himself out of the hole whichcould not be done if he wore ordinary gloves or mittens.

An important and more specific object is the provision of a safetydevice of this character which is formed preferably as either a glove ora mitten, thougha mere hand encircling strap is conceivable, providedWith a metallic prong or penetrating member adapted to bite into theice;

An additional object is the provision'of a device of this characterwhich will besimple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly eflicient inuse, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art. 7

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed and-illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective equipped with my device, v

Figure 2 is an elevation of my device detached,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view tlnc'pugh my device removedfrom the glove, an

Figure 4: is a cross sectional view.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have shown a glovedesignated by the letter A. While a glove is described and shown it isto be understood that a mitten may be used or a palm engaging member asthese modifications would come within the scope of the invention.

In carrying out my invention I provide an view of a glove I elongatedmetal plate 10 which has its intermediate portion out along a U-shapedline to define a tongue 11 which is free at one end. The free end of thetongue is deflected at an angle, as indicated at 12, and is notched orcut away to form spaced penetrating prongs or points 13. Adjacent itsedges the plate 10 is formed with a plurality of perforations 14 bymeans of which the plate may be secured to the glove or mitten as bymeans of suitable stitches 15. It is possible that the plate 10 might belocated at one of a variety f points upon the glove though in actualpractice I prefer to locate it at the edge of the glove between thewrist and the little finger.

In the use of the device it will be seen that a skater wearing one or.two gloves or mittens provided with my device, will be able to pullhimself out of a hole in case of accident as when he reaches out he willnaturally bring the back edge portions of his hands upon the ice whichwill cause the points 13 to penetrate and provide an efficient gripwhich will enable him to gain sufficient hold that he may pull himselfup and out.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right tomake such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts aswill not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. The combination of a hand covering with a metallic member securedthereon and provided with a penetrating prong, said metallicv memberbeing located at the edge of the palm portion of said coveringintermediate of the base of the little finger and the open or wrist endof said covering.

2. The combination with a glove or mitten, of a metallic member securedthereon and provided with a penetrating prong, the metallic memberoccupying a position longitudinally of the back edge of the palm portionbetween the base of the little finger portion and the open end of theglove or mitten, said penetrating prongbeing formed on a resilienttongue with the free end of the tongue facing toward the open end of theglove 0r mitten.

3. In combination with a glove or mitten, an elongated metallic platesecured upon an elongated resilienttongue having one end the glove ormitten and extending longituangularly deflected and formed withpenedinally thereof intermediate of the base of trating prongs.

the little finger and the open end of the In testimony whereof I heretoailix my 10 5 glove or mitten, said plate having its intersignature. V

mediate portion cut in a U-shape to define NEWELL T. FOGG.

